An evaluation of the cost designing, delivering and assessing an undergraduate communication skills module

Medical Teacher

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 610-614

  Kelly, Maureen ^a   Murphy, Andrew ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

COMMUNICATION; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; IRELAND; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 12344309492     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590400005475     Document Type: Article

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